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enJohn Brosnan: "Why Bother?"https://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/fringe-publishing/2015/06/15/john-brosnan-why-bother
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<p class="caption">Portrait of John Brosnan (1947–2005), <a href="http://www.comicvine.com/john-brosnan/4040-63726/">http://www.comicvine.com/john-brosnan/4040-63726/</a></p>
<p>Never in my 18 years of work have I stopped to seriously read the items I’ve been cataloguing … until now. What appeared to be a pile of unassuming documents not worth a second glance, turned out to be a goldmine of the most entertaining writing I have ever read.</p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F06%2F15%2Fjohn-brosnan-why-bother&amp;t=John%20Brosnan%3A%20%26quot%3BWhy%20Bother%3F%26quot%3B" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F06%2F15%2Fjohn-brosnan-why-bother&amp;text=John%20Brosnan%3A%20%26quot%3BWhy%20Bother%3F%26quot%3B" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 23:36:45 +0000acarriage8115 at https://www.nla.gov.auThe Winter Reading Listhttps://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/fringe-publishing/2015/06/11/the-winter-reading-list
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The cold set in early this year, and our hibernation is not complete without an armful of books. I sent the request out across the Library calling for staff recommendations for winter reading—after all, books do lie at the heart of our work here.</p>
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<p class="caption">S. Alston Pearl, <em>Tamara Toumanova reading, Original Ballet Russe Australian tour</em> 1940, Geoffrey Ingram archive of Australian ballet, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3410334">nla.pic-vn3410334</a></p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fthe-winter-reading-list&amp;t=The%20Winter%20Reading%20List" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fthe-winter-reading-list&amp;text=The%20Winter%20Reading%20List" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 03:56:35 +0000knicholson8110 at https://www.nla.gov.auA peek into the wonderful world of 3D comicshttps://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/fringe-publishing/2015/04/16/a-peek-into-the-wonderful-world-of-3d-comics-0
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>I love 3D movies, amusement park attractions, and the occasional computer game, so imagine my delight when I discovered there were also 3D comics! Once again my favourite National Library collection was full of surprises and took me down a path of discovery.</p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F04%2F16%2Fa-peek-into-the-wonderful-world-of-3d-comics-0&amp;t=A%20peek%20into%20the%20wonderful%20world%20of%203D%20comics" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F04%2F16%2Fa-peek-into-the-wonderful-world-of-3d-comics-0&amp;text=A%20peek%20into%20the%20wonderful%20world%20of%203D%20comics" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:57:52 +0000acarriage7946 at https://www.nla.gov.auReg Saunders: An Indigenous War Hero https://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/behind-the-scenes/2015/04/22/reg-saunders-an-indigenous-war-hero
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<p class="caption"><em>Reg Saunders : an Indigenous war hero</em></p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Fbehind-the-scenes%2F2015%2F04%2F22%2Freg-saunders-an-indigenous-war-hero&amp;t=Reg%20Saunders%3A%20An%20Indigenous%20War%20Hero%20" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Fbehind-the-scenes%2F2015%2F04%2F22%2Freg-saunders-an-indigenous-war-hero&amp;text=Reg%20Saunders%3A%20An%20Indigenous%20War%20Hero%20" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:02:04 +0000kgidney7963 at https://www.nla.gov.auFotonovelas : have I got a treat for you!https://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/fringe-publishing/2015/03/02/fotonovelas-have-i-got-a-treat-for-you
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The John Ryan Comic Collection is full of surprises! Have you ever heard of fotonovelas? Well I knew nothing about them until I chanced across one in the Ryan Collection and was captivated. I had to find out more, and my research has uncovered a whole new world for me that I must share. Hopefully I can open up the door to this wonderful world for the uninitiated, or bring back fond memories for those who already know and love this genre.</p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F03%2F02%2Ffotonovelas-have-i-got-a-treat-for-you&amp;t=Fotonovelas%20%3A%20have%20I%20got%20a%20treat%20for%20you%21" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F03%2F02%2Ffotonovelas-have-i-got-a-treat-for-you&amp;text=Fotonovelas%20%3A%20have%20I%20got%20a%20treat%20for%20you%21" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Tue, 17 Mar 2015 01:12:17 +0000acarriage7853 at https://www.nla.gov.auAlbum of thanks for a friendship dollhttps://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/fringe-publishing/2015/03/02/album-of-thanks-for-a-friendship-doll
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>If we could only retain the child’s innocence, enquiring spirit and wonder, the eyes that see someone as a potential source of fun and comfort, not as a label or category, how different might the world be? These sentiments prompted a remarkable cross-cultural doll ambassador program in 1927 and the Library has recently acquired a beautiful and poignant example of a "thank you" that resulted.</p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F03%2F02%2Falbum-of-thanks-for-a-friendship-doll&amp;t=Album%20of%20thanks%20for%20a%20friendship%20doll" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2015%2F03%2F02%2Falbum-of-thanks-for-a-friendship-doll&amp;text=Album%20of%20thanks%20for%20a%20friendship%20doll" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 02:10:53 +0000jwhiting7854 at https://www.nla.gov.auAustralian comics displayhttps://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/exhibitions/2014/12/23/australian-comics-display
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>There are four display cabinets outside the <a title="Asian Reading Room" href="http://www.nla.gov.au/reading-rooms/asian-collections">Asian Collections Reading Room</a> on the third floor of the National Library of Australia. Back in September, my colleague Deb and I were asked to create October/November’s display of Asian Ghosts and Monsters due to our love of the horror genre.</p>
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/blogs/monsters_mythical_beasts.jpg" alt="Monsters and mythical beasts display" width="768" height="576" /></p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Fexhibitions%2F2014%2F12%2F23%2Faustralian-comics-display&amp;t=Australian%20comics%20display" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Fexhibitions%2F2014%2F12%2F23%2Faustralian-comics-display&amp;text=Australian%20comics%20display" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Tue, 23 Dec 2014 06:00:00 +0000acarriage7615 at https://www.nla.gov.auGreat things come in small packageshttps://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/fringe-publishing/2014/12/08/great-things-come-in-small-packages
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Each month when I go upstairs to the Manuscripts Reading Room to get a new box of comics from the <a title="John Ryan collection of Australian comic books in National Library of Australia catalogue" href="http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/80584">John Ryan collection</a> to catalogue, it feels like Christmas to me. I am just so excited at finding out what’s in the box, and waking up all the titles that have been lying dormant for nigh on thirty years.</p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2014%2F12%2F08%2Fgreat-things-come-in-small-packages&amp;t=Great%20things%20come%20in%20small%20packages" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2014%2F12%2F08%2Fgreat-things-come-in-small-packages&amp;text=Great%20things%20come%20in%20small%20packages" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 01:00:00 +0000acarriage7588 at https://www.nla.gov.auChristmas cards from the trencheshttps://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/fringe-publishing/2014/12/02/christmas-cards-from-the-trenches
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The war to end all wars. How everyone longed for this to be true in 1918, yet sadly how mistaken was this belief. Looking back from a distance of 100 years at the horror, the suffering, the unimaginable waste and futility of it all, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the statistics of lives lost or permanently shattered, and to focus instead on analysing the politics and the actions of the major players. There is a tendency to lose sight of what the war meant to so many individuals.</p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2014%2F12%2F02%2Fchristmas-cards-from-the-trenches&amp;t=Christmas%20cards%20from%20the%20trenches" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2014%2F12%2F02%2Fchristmas-cards-from-the-trenches&amp;text=Christmas%20cards%20from%20the%20trenches" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 06:00:00 +0000jwhiting7613 at https://www.nla.gov.auBeware the pit of evil!https://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/fringe-publishing/2014/10/31/beware-the-pit-of-evil
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Halloween is upon us, and what better way to celebrate the season than to bravely venture into the <em><a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6150776">Pit of Evil</a></em>!</p></div></div></div><div class="social-share clearfix"><span class="share-label">Share: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2014%2F10%2F31%2Fbeware-the-pit-of-evil&amp;t=Beware%20the%20pit%20of%20evil%21" class="social-share-facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fblogs%2Ffringe-publishing%2F2014%2F10%2F31%2Fbeware-the-pit-of-evil&amp;text=Beware%20the%20pit%20of%20evil%21" class="social-share-twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>&nbsp;</div>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 01:15:26 +0000acarriage7516 at https://www.nla.gov.au